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CDLI Literary 000750, ex. 034
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Primary publication	CDLI Literary 000750, ex. 034
Author(s)	CDLI
Publication date	2014ff.
Secondary publication(s)	Gadd, Cyril J. & Shaffer, Aaron, UET 6 (1963, 1966, 2006) 0597; TCS 3, 014 (listed as UET 6/3 no. 231)
Collection	British Museum, London, UK
Museum no.	BM —
Accession no.
Provenience	Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Excavation no.	U —
Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates referenced
Object type	tablet
Remarks
Material	clay
Language	Sumerian
Genre	Literary
Sub-genre	ETCSL 4.80.01 Temple Hymns (witness)
CDLI comments
Catalogue source	20061205 cdliadmin_veldhuis
ATF source	Peterson, Jeremiah
Translation	Peterson, Jeremiah
UCLA Library ARK	21198/zz001x7kfz
Composite no.	Q000750
Seal no.
CDLI no.	P346634

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Tablet

obverse
1. [...] nun#-na gal pa3#-da [...] ri-a
en: Tummal, which found the princely and great cosmic powers(?), exuding an aura
2. [...] x-a# la2-a
en: Your foundation (of) a pure cleansing ritual, suspended in the Abzu
3. [...] gi# BAD {gi}henbur sag12-ga
en: Ancient city, beautiful/verdant canebrake with old/dead reeds and reed sprouts
4. [...] nam-he-a du3-a
en: Your interior is a mountain of abundance that was built in plenty
5. [...] ezem# gal2-la-zu [...] x du10-ga-am3
en: (During) the first month of the year, when your festival takes place, ... is good
6. [...] {d#}en#-lil2-da za3 sza4#?-a#?
en: The great lady of the Ki'ur complex rivals with Enlil
7. [... {d}]nin#-lil2 [... {d}nu]-nam#-nir-ra-ka
en: Your ruler, Ninlil, the beloved spouse of Nunamnir
rest broken

reverse
beginning broken
1'. sza3#? erim2-gal2 x [...]
en: Thickening/reversing(?) the blood(?) in(?) the heart of the evildoer
2'. ki-gal szu-luh sikil-zu nam#-iszib#?-[...] he2-du7-za
en: The platform (that hosts?) your pure ritual cleansing, the art of the išib priest ... is your ornament(?)
3'. en {d}nu-nam-nir-ra u2 mu-ni-su-su
en: He dines with(?) lord Nunamnir
4'. nun#-zu# nun sza3 kusz2 {d}en-lil2-la2 esz3# mah-a tum2-ma
en: Your ruler is a ruler who takes counsel (with) Enlil, suitable for the supreme shrine
5'. [...] e2#-kur-ra kin-gal {d}nuska-ke4
en: Protective udug spirit of the Ekur, commander Nuska
6'. [e2] {d}en-lil2-la2
en: Temple of Enlil
7'. [...] e2# bi2-in-gub
en: He erected a temple in your sacred space
8'. [bara2-za] dur2# bi2-in-gar
en: He sat on your dais
double ruling
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